FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2011, file photo, LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu (7) smiles during the NCAA college football team's photo day in Baton Rouge, La. Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Montee Ball and Mathieu are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which is to be presented Saturday night, Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert File)
Ran on: 12-06-2011
LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu is a game-changer.

Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2011, file photo, LSU defensive back Tyrann...

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 03: Montee Ball #28 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs the ball in the first quarter against the Michigan State Spartans during the Big 10 Conference Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 3, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

As expected, Andrew Luck made the list of finalists for the Heisman Trophy, but he immediately lost one former winner's vote.

The other finalists, announced on ESPN by former Ohio State running back Eddie George, are Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, Alabama running back Trent Richardson, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and LSU cornerback/punt returner Tyrann Mathieu.

Except for Mathieu, a sophomore, the finalists are all juniors. The winner will be announced on ESPN's telecast that begins at 5 p.m. Saturday. George, the 1995 winner, said he voted for Griffin.

It's the third straight year a Stanford player has been a finalist. Toby Gerhart finished as the runner-up to Alabama's Mark Ingram in the 2009 voting, and Luck did the same last year to Auburn's Cam Newton.

Jim Plunkett (1970) is the only Stanford player to win the Heisman since its inception in 1935.

Luck received two other honors Monday. He was named the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented to the quarterback who "best exemplifies outstanding character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, leadership qualities, and athletic accomplishments." The award will be presented Friday in Baltimore.

Three players from Oklahoma State, which will play Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, also made the coaches' All-America team: wide receiver Justin Blackmon, offensive lineman Levy Adcock and defensive back Markelle Martin.

Besides the Stanford selections, the only other Pac-12 player on the team was Oregon's LaMichael James, picked as an "all-purpose" player.

Recruit honored: Noor Davisof Leesburg, Fla., who has committed to Stanford, was presented the Butkus Award as the nation's top high school linebacker. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound senior was handed the award by Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears' longtime linebacker, in a surprise appearance as the Leesburg High players gathered in a meeting room. Coach Randy Trivers told the Orlando Sentinel, "The guys' jaws dropped to the ground when they saw him." Mike Barton of De La Salle-Concord was one of six finalists.